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Dudley Dead |
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August 27, 2012 11:04:14am |
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Re: Dylan @ the Newport Folk Festival 1965 |
Cash was pretty messed up in that era . But he was one of the few that defended Dylan ("just let the man sing"). It is funny, electric instruments were used in country music bands, and blues bands that played Newport . One thing I will give the people who's objection was not "ideological"; sound reinforcement was shit in those days . Our boys, and Bear deserve a lot of credit for improvement in the sound of loud electric music, but even that was a slow trial an error process, but in 1965/66.... And , to make matters worse, I believe Dylan refused to do a sound check for Newport! You couldn't make out the words, a problem ! So even if you were receptive to the electric sound, It was another leap to accept the distortion inherent in those early PAs. and inaudibility of the lyrics of an artist who was famous those lyrics .
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Dudley Dead |
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August 27, 2012 12:35:01pm |
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Re: Dylan @ the Newport Folk Festival 1965 |
Nice painting ! Have you heard the semi electric 1st take he rejected ?
Well, on the acoustic numbers, at least his words were decreeable . At Newpot he did "Baby Blue" , which should have said it, and live Desolation Row, was always acoustic . In fact during those acoustic sets, it is almost pin drop quiet . Uptight , but quiet .
Now this sort of stuffiness seems sort of refreshing, these days ! How often at a Dead concert, at the quietest, most beautiful moment, some meathead is whooping "AHHHHUUUGGGHHH" , or talking, whistling etc. I saw Dylan with Tom Petty, years ago . In his acoustic segment, he did "Hard Rain", one of the best performances I have ever seen him do live . "..I heard 10,000 whispering, and nobody listenin'" and the crowd were all talking, and not listening, oblivious too what was being given to them .It was creepy, scary .
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